The University of Bordeaux is developing a campus of excellence focused on key scientific pillars including laser optics and digital technologies. The University has strengthened this focus through certifications from the national Investments for the Future program. The Laser and Photonics in Aquitaine (LAPHIA) initiative further boosts research in lasers, photonics, and materials science through collaborative projects. LAPHIA aims to develop the scientific community in these areas, strengthen industry partnerships, and provide internationally recognized training to students.
Kaleidoscope, a FP6 network of excellence, kick off meeting 040309Nicolas Balacheff
Kaleidoscope, a FP6 network of excellence in the technology enhanced learning (TEL) research area, was created in 2004 following a four years contract with the European commission. The aim of the network was to foster integration of different research disciplines relevant to TEL, bridging educational, cognitive and social sciences, and emerging technologies. This ambition was both scientific and strategic:
- It was scientific by its aim “to develop a rich, culturally-diverse and coherent theoretical and practical research foundation for research and innovation in the field”, exploring “the different conceptual frameworks of relevant disciplines in order to delineate the commonalities and differences that frame the research objectives in the field”
- it was strategic by its aim “to develop new tools and methodologies that operationalise an interdisciplinary approach to research on TEL at a European-wide level” with the expectation of a significant impact at the international level.
To bring this ambition to reality, in a very fragmented European TEL research area, it chosen to involve a large number of contributors of which only a small number were already collaborating, and a large range of different research themes. A set of instruments was planned to support the construction of the network and the integration process at both the content and the infrastructure level.
Some facts and figures about JISC digitisation impactPaolaMarchionni
The content of these slides (or better, the great majority of it) derives from an initial analysis of the results of a survey the JISC Content team circulated among previously funded projects in the areas of digitisation and content. Comments to each slide have been incorporated into the slides, as they are quite extensive. The survey aimed to find out more about how digitised collections were being used and the impact such projects have had on their hosting institutions and more broadly.
State of the art analysis of MOOC provisions for the EU labour marketRobert Farrow
Presentation given at the Huis van de Nederlandse Provincies (HNP) in Brussels for the European MOOC Consortium: Labour Markets project. The slides summarise the outcome of a rapid assessment of evidence about the provision of Massive Open Online Courses in the European area.
Kaleidoscope, a FP6 network of excellence, kick off meeting 040309Nicolas Balacheff
Kaleidoscope, a FP6 network of excellence in the technology enhanced learning (TEL) research area, was created in 2004 following a four years contract with the European commission. The aim of the network was to foster integration of different research disciplines relevant to TEL, bridging educational, cognitive and social sciences, and emerging technologies. This ambition was both scientific and strategic:
- It was scientific by its aim “to develop a rich, culturally-diverse and coherent theoretical and practical research foundation for research and innovation in the field”, exploring “the different conceptual frameworks of relevant disciplines in order to delineate the commonalities and differences that frame the research objectives in the field”
- it was strategic by its aim “to develop new tools and methodologies that operationalise an interdisciplinary approach to research on TEL at a European-wide level” with the expectation of a significant impact at the international level.
To bring this ambition to reality, in a very fragmented European TEL research area, it chosen to involve a large number of contributors of which only a small number were already collaborating, and a large range of different research themes. A set of instruments was planned to support the construction of the network and the integration process at both the content and the infrastructure level.
Some facts and figures about JISC digitisation impactPaolaMarchionni
The content of these slides (or better, the great majority of it) derives from an initial analysis of the results of a survey the JISC Content team circulated among previously funded projects in the areas of digitisation and content. Comments to each slide have been incorporated into the slides, as they are quite extensive. The survey aimed to find out more about how digitised collections were being used and the impact such projects have had on their hosting institutions and more broadly.
State of the art analysis of MOOC provisions for the EU labour marketRobert Farrow
Presentation given at the Huis van de Nederlandse Provincies (HNP) in Brussels for the European MOOC Consortium: Labour Markets project. The slides summarise the outcome of a rapid assessment of evidence about the provision of Massive Open Online Courses in the European area.
This presentation at CERN during the IT Technical Forum on 24 Nov 2017 highlighted the achievement of the Up2University Project (https://up2university.eu/, funded under the EC Call ICT-22-2016: Technologies for Learning and Skills), which aims at bridging the gap between secondary schools, higher education, and the research domain adopting learning technology and methodology to let high school students use the very same tools & services used by real researchers doing Big Science at CERN.
In order to provide concrete example of CERN core technologies running in containers, the Up2U cloud based education services have been ported to the HNSciCloud prototype systems provided by T-Systems and IBM.
A presentation of how to envision higher education and research being involved in EFA, given at the IAU Workshop on higher education for EFA, held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 24-25 January 2013.
Presented by Prof Terry Rusell, University of Liverpool
Ponente: Marie Audette, Decana de la Facultad de Estudios Superiores de la Universidad Laval y delegada de la Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades de Quebec. Part 2
"European cooperation in science and technology - COST actions" - Maria Morag...SEENET-MTP
At the second CEI – SEENET- MTP Workshop “Promotion of physics in the CEI countries and Integrating Access to Research Infrastructures in Europe", Sofia, Bulgaria, 23-25 November 2014
Discover ParisTech, a consortium of 10 Graduate Schools of Engineering & Science, which are among the most prestigious "Grandes Ecoles" in France. More information about the admission process to complete a Master’s degree in Science and Engineering (Diplôme d’ingénieur) or a PhD in Paris.
Global open libraries - GOL A feasibility studyicdeslides
At the 2nd OER World Congress on 19 September, the idea of a network, Global Open Libraries, GOL, was presented, both at a well visited special event and at the plenary session later on the day and even on a satellite event discussing OER in non-English languages..
The presentation in the special session is this one.
You can comment on the report at icde@icde.org at the blog. Your comments can either be added directly to the blog post, or emailed to icde@icde.org by Wednesday 11 October 2017. Then the report will be finalised and the partners will decide if an initiative for GOL will be taken, and if so – the next steps.
The report asks, is this feasible:
“Based on existing quality OER repositories, educational needs, teachers and learners demands, a possible initiative intends to spark the uptake of OER and Open education in Higher Education and Upper Secondary Education, and provide the basis for a future networked global cooperation between quality OER repositories. The main outcome of a possible initiative will be a dynamic global network of OER repositories, well connected to key stakeholders and the user community.”
OpenAIRE at the Regional Workshop Benefits of Open Access for Research Dissem...OpenAIRE
Presented by Iryna Kuchma at the Regional Workshop Benefits of Open Access for Research Dissemination, Usage, Visibility and Impact – 22 to 23 November 2010, Pretoria (South Africa)
European Long-term Ecosystem and Socio Ecological Research Infrastructure (eL...Innovate UK
Lessons learned under the 2013 call for “integrating and opening research infrastructures of European interest” by Terry Parr
How the starting community was set up and how it evolved from 2012 (or earlier) un.l
submission in 2014:
1. How will we know we are succeeding?
• Early contacts and ideas
• Outline proposal to 2012 call for topic ideas
• Team building while waiting
• Content of full proposal
• Useful tips for proposal preparation
This presentation at CERN during the IT Technical Forum on 24 Nov 2017 highlighted the achievement of the Up2University Project (https://up2university.eu/, funded under the EC Call ICT-22-2016: Technologies for Learning and Skills), which aims at bridging the gap between secondary schools, higher education, and the research domain adopting learning technology and methodology to let high school students use the very same tools & services used by real researchers doing Big Science at CERN.
In order to provide concrete example of CERN core technologies running in containers, the Up2U cloud based education services have been ported to the HNSciCloud prototype systems provided by T-Systems and IBM.
A presentation of how to envision higher education and research being involved in EFA, given at the IAU Workshop on higher education for EFA, held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 24-25 January 2013.
Presented by Prof Terry Rusell, University of Liverpool
Ponente: Marie Audette, Decana de la Facultad de Estudios Superiores de la Universidad Laval y delegada de la Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades de Quebec. Part 2
"European cooperation in science and technology - COST actions" - Maria Morag...SEENET-MTP
At the second CEI – SEENET- MTP Workshop “Promotion of physics in the CEI countries and Integrating Access to Research Infrastructures in Europe", Sofia, Bulgaria, 23-25 November 2014
Discover ParisTech, a consortium of 10 Graduate Schools of Engineering & Science, which are among the most prestigious "Grandes Ecoles" in France. More information about the admission process to complete a Master’s degree in Science and Engineering (Diplôme d’ingénieur) or a PhD in Paris.
Global open libraries - GOL A feasibility studyicdeslides
At the 2nd OER World Congress on 19 September, the idea of a network, Global Open Libraries, GOL, was presented, both at a well visited special event and at the plenary session later on the day and even on a satellite event discussing OER in non-English languages..
The presentation in the special session is this one.
You can comment on the report at icde@icde.org at the blog. Your comments can either be added directly to the blog post, or emailed to icde@icde.org by Wednesday 11 October 2017. Then the report will be finalised and the partners will decide if an initiative for GOL will be taken, and if so – the next steps.
The report asks, is this feasible:
“Based on existing quality OER repositories, educational needs, teachers and learners demands, a possible initiative intends to spark the uptake of OER and Open education in Higher Education and Upper Secondary Education, and provide the basis for a future networked global cooperation between quality OER repositories. The main outcome of a possible initiative will be a dynamic global network of OER repositories, well connected to key stakeholders and the user community.”
OpenAIRE at the Regional Workshop Benefits of Open Access for Research Dissem...OpenAIRE
Presented by Iryna Kuchma at the Regional Workshop Benefits of Open Access for Research Dissemination, Usage, Visibility and Impact – 22 to 23 November 2010, Pretoria (South Africa)
European Long-term Ecosystem and Socio Ecological Research Infrastructure (eL...Innovate UK
Lessons learned under the 2013 call for “integrating and opening research infrastructures of European interest” by Terry Parr
How the starting community was set up and how it evolved from 2012 (or earlier) un.l
submission in 2014:
1. How will we know we are succeeding?
• Early contacts and ideas
• Outline proposal to 2012 call for topic ideas
• Team building while waiting
• Content of full proposal
• Useful tips for proposal preparation
Health and Wellbeing Living Lab Symposium PresentationsVITALISEProject
The Health and Wellbeing Living Lab Symposium is dedicated to showcasing the outcomes of the VITALISE project, which focuses on harmonizing Living Lab services and procedures while recognizing Living Labs as integral Research Infrastructures. Over the past three years, a collaborative effort among Living Labs in Health has actively demonstrated the significance of Living Labs as Research Infrastructures, effectively representing the global Living Lab community. The work undertaken in VITALISE aligns with the overarching vision of Living Labs developed over the last 15 years, manifesting in project results that advance the recognition and quality of harmonized Living Labs.
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101007990 The symposium's primary objective is to engage in collective reflection with the European Commission and relevant stakeholders and beneficiaries of Research Infrastructures. The aim is to discuss and plan the next steps toward a new era where Research Infrastructures are open and actively involve communities as powerful tools for co-research.
Winning ITNs with RRI - Relevant sources and further readingJobenco
Here is some more background on the notion of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), how it has been operationalised in Horizon 2020 and how it can be relevant for writing MSCA ITN proposals. We have included the academic and policy background and concrete sources/best practices to inspire others to take it up in their proposal.
2. Higher education and research are key levers in achieving a new form of
growth that is smarter, more sustainable and more inclusive, with the goal
being to prepare for a knowledge society in which future generations can
achieve fulfilment.
The University of Bordeaux and its partners intend to address this challenge
by shaping a campus of excellence with an international reputation, uniting
its research forces around high-level scientific pillars.
These are neuroscience, medical imaging, cardiology, public health,
materials of the future, environment, archaeology, laser optics and digital
technologies.
These priorities reflect the research strengths of the Bordeaux site whose
excellence is clearly recognised in terms of the standards applicable to the
discipline and its high international profile.
Certifications by the French national“Investments for the Future”
programme in 2011 have strengthened this dynamic of ambitious
multidisciplinary projects. Today, these centres of excellence backed by
innovative training offer great prospects for development, French research
and the socio-economic world.
The pursuit of excellence is thus at the heart of the development policy
of the University of Bordeaux. Through this tremendous momentum,
the University of Bordeaux is seeking to answer the challenges of our
environment to prepare for tomorrow’s society.
Preparing the future
The strength of
a university is
partly related to its
research, meaning
the creation of
knowledge that it
can then pass on and
disseminate.
Lionel Canioni, director
LAPHIA is building a unique centre of excellence, which is becoming
recognised among the most prominent national and international laser and
photonics research centres.
3. Funded by the Excellence Initiative of the University of Bordeaux, LAPHIA (Laser and Photonics in
Aquitaine) boosts research through collective site projects, drawing on the excellence of materials science
and physics teams.
LAPHIA unites the academic community in three main areas:
• Lasers and high energy physics
• Photonics and materials
• Innovative imaging
LAPHIA
Missions
To federate the entire scientific community through
interdisciplinary projects in the field of lasers and
photonics, and raise the international profile of Bordeaux
research.
To develop an area for collaborations with the
industrials, laboratories and international partners.
To accelerate the process of technology transfer and the
employability of its students by strengthening ties with
businesses.
To provide students with a range of internationally-
recognised training courses, to enable them to become
managers in photonics.
Gouvernance
A steering committee: Director: Lionel Canioni,
Deputy Director - Education: Evelyne Fargin,
Deputy Director - Research: Philippe Balcou,
Deputy Director - Valorisation: Philippe Bouyer.
A scientific council: issues a scientific opinion on
programme activities and projects and monitors
these.
A strategic council: assesses strategy for research,
training and development components, and
provides expertise on current and future actions.
Innovation / Collaboration / Dissemination
• 250researchers, engineers, PhD students and
post-doc working on complementary themes
• 3 major research areas: photonics and materials,
lasers and imaging
• More than 200publicationsa year
• 11 top-level research laboratories
• 20 start-up businesses
and SMEs (companies with less than 10
employees) created in 10 years, employing more than
260 people
Key figures
4. Our community
Who is part of it?
Collaboration is the key to innovation
Symposium
Industry Academics
International
Each year an international
symposium is organised, an
opportunity for everyone to enrich
their own knowledge and broaden
the scientific debate.
The monthly
seminars given by
both researchers
from Bordeaux and
international guests
address a wide
variety of topics. They
are an opportunity
for everyone to
build a strong
interdisciplinary
culture in lasers and
photonics.
This provides industry
with an opportunity
to interact directly
with the academic
community while
benefitting from
excellent scientific
resources.
Seminars
Academics
The academic hub comprises
around 20 teams in 11 research
laboratories. LAPHIA unites the
community for better coordination
of research efforts.
Industry
Companies can invest in our
network through the Aquitaine
Affiliate Club, hence achieving
greater synergies between academic
research and industry.
International
LAPHIA is developing international
cooperations, for example with Laval
University in Quebec and Yonsei
University in South Korea. LAPHIA
is raising its profile by taking part in
Photonics 21 networks (European
Photonics Community) and SPIE (an
international network in optics and
photonics).
Aquitaine
Affiliate
Club
5. Innovation / Collaboration / Dissemination
Main partners
Research mobility
projects
Mobility support
(students, PhD students and post-doc, professors and researchers, invited professors)
STANFORD
SINGAPOUR
LAPHIA seminars bring together students, professors,
researchers and industrial partners associated with the laser
and photonics scene. These seminars are a time for meetings
and discussions, creating collaborative strength and raising
the profile of our community. These seminars also help to
effectively promote new scientific results.
Jean-Baptiste Trebbia, a researcher at the Laboratory for Photonics, Numerics and Nanosciences (LP2N).
LAPHIA’s international influence
QUÉBEC
DARMSTADT
JENA SéOUL
ORLANDO
LOUVAIN
6. What are the scientific challenges?
Our projects
Our laboratories
Developing new laser and high-energy physics technologies
Designing and developing tomorrow’s photonic materials
Working on imaging, a field in full development, covering both advanced microscopy and the use
of new radiation.
I2M: Institute of Mechanics and Engineering - CNRS (French public research body) / University of Bordeaux / IPB (Bordeaux Institute of Technology) / Arts
et Métiers - Paristech.
CRPP: Paul Pascal Research Centre - CNRS
LP2N: Laboratory for Photonics, Numerics and Nanosciences - IOGS (Institute of Optics Graduate School) / CNRS / University of Bordeaux
IMS: Laboratory of Material and Systems Integration - CNRS / University of Bordeaux / IPB
ISM: Institute of Molecular Sciences - CNRS / University of Bordeaux
ICMCB: Institute for Solid State Chemistry of Bordeaux - CNRS
LOMA: Aquitaine Waves and Matter Laboratory - University of Bordeaux / CNRS
CELIA: Intense Lasers and Applications Centre - CNRS / CEA / University of Bordeaux
CENBG: Centre of Nuclear Studies of Bordeaux-Gradignan - CNRS / University of Bordeaux
CEA CESTA: French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission – Aquitaine Scientific and Technical Studies Centre
SPH: Sciences, Philosophy, Humanity - University of Bordeaux / Bordeaux Montaigne University
Collaborative: the pillars of the
LAPHIA programme, these
projects are coordinated by
teams from several laboratories
on transdisciplinary topics.
“Risky”: the aim is to
encourage the emergence of
scientific breakthroughs. The
selected projects are risky but
have a high potential return on
investment.
Mobility : assistance for
research projects with an
international scope. These
projects enable local research
to receive wider recognition,
while promoting knowledge
transfer.
Cutting-edge research
I2M
CRPP
LP2N
ISM
IMS
ICMCB
LOMA
CELIA
CENBG
CEA
CESTA
SPH
Innovative
imaging
Photonics and
materials
Lasers and high-
energy physics
Human and social
sciences
Lasers and photonics, key technologies in the 21st
century
7. Innovation / Collaboration / Dissemination
The XANES time resolved project is a study that could only
be undertaken with the use of these facilities at Stanford
University (USA). The LAPHIA mobility project gave us
the possibility to finance the fees related to the project for
our teams so we could carry out experiments. This was a
great chance for us to be reactive so that we could make this
experiment a world first.
MULTIVOR uses defects in liquid crystal in devices used to
observe exoplanets. “Without LAPHIA’s risky project, my idea
would not have been investigated so quickly. LAPHIA helped
me find a full-time post-doctoral student to test my idea,” said
Etienne Brasselet.
Fabien Dorchies, CELIA researcher and coordinator of the XANES project
Artur Aleksanyan, post-doc at LOMA // Etienne Brasselet, researcher at LOMA and coordinator
of the MULTIVOR project (from left to right)
INPHOTARCH LAPHIA brings together leading-edge skills in
optics, lasers and materials chemistry. Initiated by LAPHIA,
it brings together around 20 people from four laboratories.
“On campus there were different areas of expertise within this
field. LAPHIA allowed these areas to be combined, and new
ideas to emerge”, said Vincent Rodriguez. Pooling research
efforts is an essential element of a policy of excellence. “The
outcome of this project is not a sum of its parts, but a genuine
synergy between the different skills involved,” said Mireille
Blanchard-Desce.
Petra Ivakovic, PhD student at CRPP/ISM // Vincent Rodriguez, researcher at the ISM and coordinator of
the INPHOTARCH project // Mireille Blanchard-Desce, researcher at the ISM (from left to right)
8. Mobility
What are our aims?
Opportunities offered by LAPHIA
The University of Bordeaux and schools are a breeding ground for future research. LAPHIA goes hand
in hand with the actors of training in physics and chemistry at the University of Bordeaux, in order to
extend the innovation effort of the laser and photonics sector.To open up training to an international
audience, LAPHIA offers mobility opportunities to partner universities.
Inbound and outbound:
This is supported through
partnerships between LAPHIA and
international universities for the
joint supervision of theses and
double Master’s degrees.
Finding employment is facilitated
by links which LAPHIA forges
with industries. Students receive
assistance for technology transfers,
entrepreneurship and development.
Personalised support for students
Sponsorship by industries
Contact with student associations
Initial education:
To help improve the experience of
students on optics and materials
courses, LAPHIA supports the
development of a sector specialising
in materials and photonics, by
sharing resources with the satellite
Institute of Optics Graduate School
(IOGS) in Bordeaux.
Vocational education
and training:
LAPHIA has partnered with PYLA,
the training centre for the Route des
Lasers cluster.
Entrepreneurship
training:
LAPHIA has partnered with the
Aquitaine Entrepreneurial Campus
(ECA) in order to access educational,
training and support tools for
business start-up or take-over.
Education
Networks Assistance
Excellence in training
Education at the heart of our success
An optics-photonics-lasers training platform was created to structure and develop the Bordeaux training in that
sector and to position it internationally.
9. Innovation / Collaboration / Dissemination
LAPHIA helped me financially and personally so that I could
find the right contacts for my placement project at LOMA. I
could focus on my research work, and not worry too much
about practical issues of mobility. From the beginning I felt
welcomed and supported, which motivated me to give my best.
With my International Master’s Degree in Lasers, Materials
Science and Interactions (MILMI), I was able to find a job in
a prestigious company. My Bordeaux/Central Florida (USA)
University double doctoral degree, which was supported by
LAPHIA, allowed me to have a better position to apply for jobs.
Mobility during a period of study is useful as much for personal
development as it is for providing an attractive profile for
industries. This double degree is a definite plus on my CV.
Wendwesen Gebremichael, 2ndYear Master’s Degree at the Friedrich–Alexander Universität (Germany), LAPHIA intern
Guillaume Guery, glass fibre engineer at Saint-Gobain
I wanted to see how science was carried out beyond
our borders. For me it was an opportunity to obtain an
international diploma enabling me to meet researchers from
around the world. LAPHIA helped me construct this project and
avoid giving up when things got tough.
Mathieu Chazot, 2nd
Year Master’s student on a Bordeaux/Laval (Quebec) University double degree programme
10. Passport
project
Combining our strengths!
Join our
community!
Your generosity
enables us
to carry out
research!
This is to demonstrate feasibility in
the laboratory. A boost to ensure
research meets the requirements of
the industrial world.
Financial sponsorship: a donation is 60% tax deductible
for businesses.
Sponsorship in kind or skills, to allocate products or
services for research.
www.fondation.univ-bordeaux.fr
Club members can take part in two key
initiatives:
Affiliate days
Sponsoring a student
Aquitaine
Affiliate
Club
Sponsorship
Innovative companies
A cutting-edge sector, creator of wealth
Research is preparation for tomorrow’s markets.
Get involved!
LAPHIA provides the“fuel”for technology transfer, via research projects and development.
LAPHIA supports projects with potential for technological breakthroughs. Progress in optics and
photonics plays an important role in many sectors of our society: aerospace, energy, automotive,
communications, health, medical, etc.The results of research supported by LAPHIA make
technological innovation possible, as well as development of new products and/or business creation.
11. Innovation / Collaboration / Dissemination
My project is to produce and sell laser machines for medical
applications and tattoo removal. Through LAPHIA, a laser
and health centre has been developed in Aquitaine. Actors
with a variety of complementary skills need to meet around a
table to drive research forward. This momentum in research
has allowed me to start from scratch and I have been able to
create a start-up business.
Romain Royon, PhD student at the Intense Laser and Applications Centre (CELIA), business creator
HiFretCancer is a project that aims to develop a very high
resolution optical imaging technique for use in oncology.
The long-term goal is to improve diagnosis and choices of
treatment for patients. With the funding of a one year post-
doctoral salary granted by LAPHIA, we have been able to test
our method with cancer markers. This project great potential
for development results from closer ties with a biotechnology
company. It is an example of the richness of collaboration
which can be fostered between research and industry.
Laurent Cognet, researcher at the Laboratory for Photonics, Numerics and Nanosciences (LP2N) and coordinator
of the HiFretCancer project